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President Duterte greets EBC on its 50th year
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte greeted Eagle Broadcasting Corporation on its 50th anniversary on April 26, and noted how EBC had provided wholesome and value-oriented news and information to the public. “My warmest greetings to Eagle Broadcasting Corporation as it celebrates its 50th Anniversary,” President Duterte said in his message to EBC. “For five decades, EBC has provided our people with wholesome and values-oriented news, information and entertainment through its various television and radio […]
Trump hails Chinese president’s ‘great help’ on North Korea
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Friday hailed the “great help” provided by his Chinese counterpart on North Korea, which has tacked toward diplomacy after carrying out nuclear and missile tests that sent tensions soaring. “Please do not forget the great help that my good friend, President Xi of China, has given to the United States, particularly at the Border of North Korea. Without him, it would have been a […]
Roque: Duterte reiterated he was not “abandoning” arbitral tribunal decision on S. China Sea in meeting with Vietnamese PM
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated the Philippines was “not abandoning, not ignoring, not setting aside” the arbitral tribunal decision that favored it over China in the South China Sea dispute. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the move was done by the President in a bilateral meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on the sidelines of the 32nd Association of Southeast Asian Summit in Singapore. “He will deal with the arbitral […]
In photo: North Korea’s Kim and South Korea’s Moon hug each other at end of summit for peace
Sandiganbayan denies OSG appeal of order allowing Jinggoy Estrada to travel to US
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has denied the Office of the Solicitor General’s appeal of its decision allowing former Senator Jinggoy Estrada to travel to the United States. As such, Estrada’s trip to the country from April 30 to May 30 for, among others, a speaking engagement with the US Pinoys for Good Governance, will push through. In denying the OSG’s motion for reconsideration, the anti-graft court said the prosecution failed to present any proof to […]
Watch: N.Korea’s Kim and S. Korea’s Moon step over demarcation line in historic peace moves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOmN8C1RcXc In this video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stepped over the Military Demarcation Line to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in the South side after a “historic handshake” that signaled the start of warmer relations between the two Koreas. At the Military Demarcation Line that delineates the border, Moon asked him: “While you come to the South, when can I possibly go over there?” After stepping over the line and becoming the […]
Cristina Cifuentes dimite como presidenta de la Comunidad de Madrid
Egie C. Asis Eagle News MADRID, España — La presidenta de la comunidad de Madrid anunció su dimisión el miércoles, el 25 de abril. La dimisión de Cristina Cifuentes se precipitó después de que se difundiese un vídeo de ella siendo retenida por un agente de seguridad por supuestamente robar dos cremas del supermercado en 2011. Cifuentes se encontraba accoralada por otro escándalo sobre una supuesta falsificación de su máster de la Universidad Rey Juan […]
Trump welcomes ‘historic’ Korea summit
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump hailed Friday’s Korea summit as historic but warned that “only time will tell.” “After a furious year of missile launches and Nuclear testing, a historic meeting between North and South Korea is now taking place,” Trump tweeted after the leaders of North and South Korea agreed to pursue a permanent peace and the complete denuclearization of the divided peninsula. “Good things are happening, but only time […]
Saudi Arabia downs Yemeni rebel missile: state media
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia’s air defenses on Friday intercepted a missile fired by Yemeni rebels, days after the insurgents’ second-in-command was killed in an air raid by Riyadh and its allies. The missile, the latest in a series of similar attacks, was heading towards the kingdom’s southern coastal city of Jizan, state-run Al-Ekhbariya television said. Saudi Arabia launched a military coalition in 2015 to battle the Huthi rebels in its southern neighbor […]
2 miyembro ng Rahaj Sulayman Movement na umano’y konektado sa grupong ISIS, arestado
Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Arestado sa operasyon ng pinagsanib-pwersa ng Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-National Capital Region (CIDG-NCR), Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) at Calabarzon Police ang dalawang hinihinalang miyembro ng Rahaj Sulayman Movement na umano’y konektado sa grupong ISIS Philippines. Kinilala ang dalawang suspek na sina Jimuel Velasco aka Amir at Eddie Boy Alejo Bermejo aka Abdullah. Inaresto ang dalawa sa bisa ng search warrant sa Barangay Mamatid, […]
PHL gov’t to still protect OFWs in Kuwait citing int’l humanitarian law; to assign new envoy
(Eagle News) — Palace has allayed fears of other Filipino workers amid the decision of the Kuwaiti government to expel Philippine envoy Ambassador Renato Pedro Villa who was declared “persona non grata,” saying overseas Filipino Workers in Kuwait are still protected by the International Humanitarian Law. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Philippine government will still able to protect the distressed Filipino workers with the help of the International Humanitarian Law. The Kuwaiti government said […]
